2015 Annual Report - Oakland City University

APTITUDE FOR SERVICE
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
TRAINING LEADERS WITH AN APTITUDE FOR SERVICE
These are exciting times to be connected with Oakland City University. Five years ago, the University’s Board of Trustees established a new mission and vision
statement laying the foundation for an updated strategic plan. Many of the critical areas of improvement were accomplished because of your stewardship.
From the vantage point of 2015 we have already seen many of the dreams of five years ago come to fruition. Whether it be, the Deaconess Health Clinic or
the Holy Grounds coffee shop, Oakland City University has improved the quality of life for our students on campus. With the development of online degree
programs and the prison ministry, Oakland City University has expanded its offerings in traditional and non-traditional formats. By assisting with a new home
build through Gibson County Habitat for Humanity and annually caring for children at Faith Home orphanage in Honduras, OCU students can be found faithful
in sharing God’s love nationally and internationally. None of these past accomplishments would have been possible without the prayers and generous gifts
of you, our friends and supporters.
Likewise, the University’s future plans and dreams can only happen because you see the vision and make a conscious decision to invest in our
students. At our annual Oak Leaf Society banquet in May, I introduced the question: Is the task of Oakland City University to train students who have
the capability to lead or is our goal to train leaders with an aptitude for service? I believe the answer is the latter. Oakland City University’s mission is
to educate leaders who Go Forth To Serve throughout the world.
Oakland City University is alive and vibrant because we stand with our 9,000 alumni and thousands of friends like you who believe in our mission. Now, our
focus becomes revisiting the strategic plan and laying a fresh vision that will guide us into the year 2020. We invite you to join us in this incredible opportunity
to train the next generation of Christian leaders. Your participation in the ongoing ministry of OCU will be critical to our continued success.
May the Lord richly bless you and keep you.
Grace and Peace,
Ray G. Barber, D.Min. ’85, ‘88
President
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JENNIFER BROWN, WORSHIP ARTS MAJOR
TRAINING FOR SERVICE
My name is Jennifer Nicole Brown and I am 20 years old. I grew
Through NYC and Camp Allen I learned about Oakland City
up right outside of St. Louis, Missouri with my mom (Sandi), dad
University. At first, I questioned whether to attend a small Christian
(Steve), and sister (Brittany). I was raised knowing about God
university. I thought God was sending me to a large state university.
and His amazing love. I am so thankful for my parents and all
But, as always God had a different plan in mind! While attending a
that they have done for me and my walk with Christ. During my
promotional night for OCU at Camp Allen, God placed on my heart
adolescence, our family attended a General Baptist church just a
to enroll at OCU and prepare for ministry. Many people thought
few miles from home. I found numerous ministry opportunities
that I was crazy but I never looked at another school. I applied to
right at my fingertips. I was able to volunteer at Camp Allen,
Oakland City University and trusted that God would take care of the
the National Youth Conference, and the Missions & Ministry
rest. And…He did! God has opened so many doors and provided
Summit. Through serving at these events, God revealed to me a
funding for my education. I am extremely grateful for these
place to continue my education…Oakland City University.
scholarship monies including the two endowment scholarships
Camp Allen is really the place where I started my relationship
that make God’s plan for my life possible.
with Christ and accepted the calling into ministry. I had attended
Currently, I am a Worship Arts major studying to become a
Camp Allen as a regular camper every summer since the age of
worship pastor. Though it is really hard being almost four hours
8, but when I was 15 (a freshman in high school) began serving
away from home, I absolutely love attending OCU. I am very
at Camp Allen as a CIT (Counselor In Training). It was a blessing
involved on campus, not only with my school work, but in a
to make an impact in the lives of these children and teach them
number of different capacities including: Student Ambassadors,
about Christ. Those summers were some of the best and most
Student Government, Drama Club, Choir, my work study
important times of my life. Before starting high school, I learned
position, and the Music department. Being connected on
about the National Youth Conference (NYC) from my friends
campus is very important to me. I love knowing that I am
at camp. At NYC I grew in my faith and became friends with
helping make Oakland City University an amazing school.
some great leaders within the General Baptist denomination
such as: Jeff Roth, Brandon Petty, Todd Luke, and Tyler Feller.
These Godly men were proud of me and saw great potential in
my abilities. I wanted to go further in serving and learning about
ministry. I applied and became an intern at the annual Missions
and Ministries Summit. During this event, I felt God calling me
to help plant a church in the future!
Even though I love where God has placed me now; I look forward
to where He takes me after school. I believe the Lord is calling
me to Portland, Tennessee after graduation. His plan is for me
to become part of Generation Church where I can continue to
learn and grow more in ministry. I know that I can rely on my
Generation family to help lead me in the right path. I know God
has great plans for me and I cannot wait to experience all that
He has in store!
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CAMPUS LIFE
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ALEC HENSLEY, G.B. PASTOR AND CHIEF OF POLICE
SERVICE IN ACTION
When I was in the 4th grade, my teacher, Mrs. Siewert, had a parent/
teacher conference with my mother. After the conference we were
standing outside of the room, and Mrs. Siewert asked me a few questions.
Mrs. Siewert: “Alec, what do you want to do when you grow up?”
Alec: “Mrs. Siewert, I want to be a farmer like my daddy.”
Mrs. Siewert: “Well, what do want to be if you can’t be a farmer?”
Alec: “If I can’t be a farmer, I want to be a police officer.”
Mrs. Siewert: “What do you want to be if you can’t be a police officer?”
Alec: “If I can’t be a farmer or a police officer, then I want to be a preacher.”
Who would have thought that I would experience all of this? Even though
my father would stop farming before I grew up, I did experience the
farming life and was able to achieve the Kentucky State Farmers Degree
for the Future Farmers of America. Every year in February during FFA
Week, my name is in the local paper for that achievement. It is always
close by my father’s name, who was the second person in Henderson
County history to achieve the American Famers Degree.
Soon after I turned 21, I met my wife Julie through a mutual friend. I
will never forget the first time I saw her. I first saw her eyes, and in my
mind I said, “I am going to marry the girl.” She was the most genuine
“Christian” that I have ever met. She loved the LORD, and her life showed
it. Our first date was on March 16, 1989, and I picked her up at 6:30p.m.
Two years later on March 16, 1991, at 6:30p.m. we said, “I do.” We
have been married 24 wonderful years and have two great children,
Jessica and Logan.
A few months after dating Julie, I applied to be a reserve police officer.
After being hired for that position and being trained, I found that I wanted
to continue in that career. In October of 1992, Julie and I chaperoned
some of the church youth to Oakland City College for their annual Fall
Frenzy. It was there that I met Chief of Police Thomas “Tom” Rowe. He
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was in the process of hiring an officer. Through that process I was hired
Criminal Justice Program at OCU. I have also achieved two associate
by the Oakland City Police Department and am now the Chief of Police as
degrees and one bachelor degree from Oakland City University.
well as an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Certified Law Enforcement
Instructor with special certifications in firearms, physical tactics and
emergency vehicle operations.
OCU is a huge part of my family’s life. My wife, Julie, is presently working
at OCU, my Daughter Jessica is presently attending OCU, and my son
recently accepted his calling into the ministry and is presently submitting
In January of 1997, while in the middle of my law enforcement career
a request to complete the LAMP program. He also plans on attending
I accepted the call into the ministry. I was licensed through the Union
OCU after he graduates high school so he can complete his theological
Association as a minister in April of 1998 and was ordained through the
degree in religious studies.
Union Association with my brother Chad in November of 1999. I have
always known that I was called; however, I cannot pinpoint why I delayed
in accepting it. Whatever the reason, I have been blessed to pastor some
great churches: Clarks Chapel General Baptist Church, Mt. Gilead General
Baptist Church, Ayrshire Valley General Baptist Church, and presently
Oakland City First General Baptist Church.
Yes, as you would notice in my story, I am presently the Chief of Police
with the Oakland City Police Department and Pastor of Oakland City
First General Baptist Church. With that being said, I am also the Chief of
Security at Oakland City University and am an adjunct instructor for the
In the 47 years of my life, all of these milestones were only made possible
because of the way God transformed me. He has used my whole family
to raise me, shape me and encourage me. He used the difficult situations
and circumstances that I have encountered throughout life to be a
witness for Him and draw me closer to Him. And He used Oakland City
College now Oakland City University as the finishing touches needed to
successfully prepare me for the ministry now and in the future.
So, I am grateful for my God, my family and my alma mater, (Oakland
City University).
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MS. SAMANTHA GOLDSMITH
BRINGING LIGHT THROUGH SERVICE
Ms. Samantha Goldsmith’s classroom is a shining
a teacher,” she said. Helping to make a difference in
example of a teacher with an aptitude for service. Ms.
the lives of girls who may be experiencing emotional
Goldsmith is an instructor at the Hope Junior-Senior
or behavioral issues was something that came from a
High School at the Madison Juvenile Correctional
personal place.
Facility. She was recently awarded the “Lighting the Fire:
Teacher of the Year” award sponsored by the Center for
Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings. The “Light
the Fire” award is a nationwide competition to recognize
the efforts of educational professionals working in youth
correctional facilities.
From her own life experiences, there were times
growing up where a positive influence made a difference.
“I wanted to help students become something better,”
she stated.
Ms. Goldsmith also takes comfort in knowing that she
Ms. Goldsmith said she knew she wanted to work at a
youth correctional facility from the day she picked her
is part of a team making a difference. “I just know I’m
where I’m supposed to be, and my girls need me.”
career path. “I knew from the minute I decided to become
THE LIGHTING THE FIRE AWARD IS A NATIONWIDE COMPETITION TO
RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS WORKING
IN YOUTH CORRECTION SETTINGS AND IS GIVEN TO VISIONARY
EDUCATORS THAT HAVE SHOWN THEIR INVESTMENT IN STUDENTS,
PERSEVERE IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATE HIGH
EXPECTATIONS AND COMMITMENT TO THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY.
BRINGING LIGHT THROUGH SERVICE
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Ms. Samantha Goldsmith
OCU PRISON MINISTRY
SERVICE IN EDUCATION
In collaboration with the Department of Corrections, OCU offers educational
As part of our mission, we believe it is vitally important that our institution
programs in ten southern Indiana correctional facilities. Our programs offer basic
brings the message of God’s love to Indiana prisoners. Not just to provide a
education services to offenders who do not have a high school diploma or are
different way of living but to help people find the true meaning and purpose of
illiterate. These men and women are equipped with the necessary skills to gain
life. Some have inquired about the state of Indiana being involved with a private,
employment upon release. One of the greatest factors in high recidivism rates
Christian institution of higher learning. Oakland City University has consistently
is the lack of marketable job skills. Oakland City University programs, servicing
received high marks and good results from our work with inmates. In fact, most
over 1,400 students, gives offenders the vocational education necessary to find
of OCU correctional facilities received an “A+” final grade. OCU’s grades were
gainful employment.
considerably higher than other servicing institutions this past year.
Most importantly, as we educate prisoners, we do so in the love of
There are countless stories of prisoners who have gone through Oakland City
Christ, understanding that only the Gospel can truly change human hearts.
University’s programs and released to lead productive lives. Enter to Learn…Go
People behind bars are humans who have made bad decisions and those bad
Forth to Serve applies to more than the OCU main campus. Every OCU student
decisions have consequences. However, no one is beyond the redemptive
carries the image of God, made in His likeness, and as Jesus said, we are to be
grace of Jesus Christ.
with them in prison. Because when we have served the least of our brothers…
we have served Him.
“FOR I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME FOOD, I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME DRINK, I WAS A STRANGER
AND YOU WELCOMED ME, I WAS NAKED AND YOU CLOTHED ME, I WAS SICK AND YOU VISITED ME, I WAS IN
PRISON AND YOU CAME TO ME…TRULY, I SAY TO YOU, AS YOU DID IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY
BROTHERS, YOU DID IT TO ME.”
-MATTHEW 25:35-40
SERVICE IN EDUCATION
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DR. R.E. SIMMS ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP
A TRIBUTE TO SERVICE
Dr. R.E. Simms was a professor, Chair of Theology, and
In September 2009, Dr. Jack Tichenor, Oakland City
Dean of Students of Oakland City College in the 1920s
University’s former Vice President of Development, visited
and 1930s. The Dr. R.E. Simms Endowment Scholarship
Dr. R.E. Simms’ son Glenn to discuss the guidelines and
will be awarded to needy, full-time students to assist them
framework for the scholarship.
in obtaining a four-year degree at Oakland City University
where otherwise they might not be financially able to do so.
On Dec. 15, 2014, the daughter of Glenn and Nancy Simms,
Lowrie Kuhn, visited Dr. Ray Barber, OCU President, and
In 1922, R.E. Simms, Superintendent of the Onaway
presented a corpus gift to establish the scholarship fund.
Michigan School District, received an invitation from OCC
Mrs. Kuhn said that her parents desired to give the tithing
President Dr. Prentice Dearing to join the faculty at Oakland
money from their estate to Oakland City University for the
City College.
Dr. R.E. Simms Endowment Scholarship.
The Depression proved to be a trying time for students
Mrs. Kuhn also mentioned that her father loved the Lord
and for OCC itself as student enrollment dwindled. Some
very much, “but he had hoped that God wasn’t in too
students had to barter farm produce, pork, or poultry to
much of a hurry because Dad still had a lot to accomplish.
cover their tuition. Thus, Dr. R.E. Simms lived during a time
This scholarship was one of those things.” Glenn and
when many students struggled with finances.
Nancy Simms went home to be with the Lord but their
In addition to his service at Oakland City College, Professor
R.E. Simms was an ordained minister, serving eight different
intentions to support Oakland City University’s students
will not be forgotten.
churches over the span of sixty-eight years. He was also the
proud father of seven children.
When Dr. Simms decided to leave his post at OCC in order
IN 1922, R.E. SIMMS, SUPERINTENDENT
to pastor the Plano First Baptist Church in Plano, Ill., OCC
OF THE ONAWAY MICHIGAN SCHOOL
awarded Dr. Simms an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity
DISTRICT, RECEIVED AN INVITATION
degree for his service to Oakland City College and to God.
FROM OCC PRESIDENT DR. PRENTICE
DEARING TO JOIN THE FACULTY.
Dr. R.E. Simms, 1922
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ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Adolph and Jamae Lacy Endowment
Scholarship
Dr. Olen and Inez Pumphrey
Endowment Scholarship
Alumni Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Olive Smith Endowment Scholarship
Arno Lessheim Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Ollie and Jane Latch Endowment Scholarship
Arthur and Zell Baker Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Presley Pendergrass Endowment
Scholarship
Barbara Hortsmeyer Endowment Scholarship
Benoni Stinson Endowment Scholarship
Bethesda General Baptist Endowment
Scholarship
Lillian K. Ehlbert Endowment Scholarship
Rev. Tony Kevin Eskew Endowment Scholarship
Dr. R.E. Simms Endowment Scholarship
Lois J. Tichenor Music Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Virgil Hunt Endowment Scholarship
Lone Oak Endowment Scholarship
Richard and Charlotte Wasson
Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Wayne Foust Endowment Scholarship
Lonnie E. and Sara Elizabeth Fraser
Endowment Scholarship
Robert S. Kelley and Weldon X. Hall, Jr.
Endowment Scholarship
Louese Spradley Endowment Scholarship
Ron Malin Student Support Services
Endowment Scholarship
C. Kightly Trippet Endowment Scholarship
Edward Glenn Endowment Scholarship
C.R. Richardson Endowment Scholarship
Ella Mayhall Bradbury Music
Endowment Scholarship
Cecil H. and Wanda Gladish
Endowment Scholarship
Charles and Isabel Hoskinson
Endowment Scholarship
Christy Park General Baptist
Endowment Scholarship
Claude L. Atkins Endowment Scholarship
Coach Delbert and Bettye Disler Endowment
Scholarship
Rae Reierson Murray Endowment Scholarship
- Athletic Scholarship for Women
Lennie Hunt Johnson Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Darroll and Savanah Hargraves Endowment
Scholarship
Dr. William I. Painter Endowment Scholarship
Carolyn Weng Endowment Scholarship
R.B. Smith Endowment Scholarship
Lawrence Black Endowment Scholarship
Lesta and Howard R. Miller Scholarship Fund
Bryce and Opal Bottom Endowment Scholarship
Cane Run General Baptist Church
Endowment Scholarship
Joy Yeager Endowment Scholarship
Eloise Mack Peugeot Endowment Scholarship
First G.B. Church of Chino Endowment
Scholarship
Frances Borders West Memorial Scholarship
Fred and Helen Rumble Endowment Scholarship
Frieda Jordan and William T. Ellison
Endowment Scholarship
George Gomer Endowment Scholarship
H.C. or Dorothy Evans Memorial
Endowment Scholarship
Lt. William Randall Crecelius
Endowment Scholarship
Rosalia T. Torres Endowment Scholarship
Lynden R. Pride, Nona, and Earther Fritz
Endowment Scholarship
Ruby and Edgar Baum Endowment Scholarship
Mamie Dufford Endowment Scholarship
The Finch Endowment Scholarship
Margery Settle Endowment Scholarship
The Liberty Association Endowment Scholarship
Marietta C. Hasselbrinck Endowment
Scholarship
The Religious Studies Endowment Scholarship
T. Hammons Endowment Scholarship
Marlin Kell Endowment Scholarship
The Union Grove Association
Endowment Scholarship
Maxine and Stephen E. Medlin
Endowment Scholarship
The Webb Foundation Endowment Scholarship
Michael Musgrave Endowment Scholarship
Thomas H. and Beatrice Colvin Dunning
Endowment Scholarship
Michael R. Vire Endowment Scholarship
Townsend Endowment Scholarship
Mildred Vaughn Endowment Scholarship
Vern Whitten Endowment Scholarship
Cyrstal Jones Roland Endowment Scholarship
Harold and Mary McCord Family
Endowment Scholarship
Davis/Phillips Endowment Scholarship
Heathman Family Scholarship
Neva Barnard Endowment Scholarship
Virgil Whaley Endowment Scholarship
Donald K. and Mary Ann Wilder
Endowment Scholarship
Hope, Swartz, Williams Endowment Scholarship
OCU Alumni Athletic Endowment Scholarship
Ira M. and Lela Mae Wilder Endowment
Scholarship
Opal Phillips Endowment Scholarship
W. Anthony and Sheri Huff Endowment
Scholarship
Dorothy Cockrum Heldt Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Carl Shepard Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Dale Porter Endowment Scholarship
Jamaica Youth Missions Endowment
Scholarship
Orlan and Margery Phillips Endowment
Scholarship
William Ledgerwood Endowment Scholarship
Orville Pratt Endowment Scholarship
Willis B. Simpson Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Gary Barrett Endowment Scholarship
James E. and Alice Morlock
Endowment Scholarship
Paul B. Johnson Endowment Scholarship
Winsett-Riggle Memorial Endowment
Scholarship
Dr. James Wilson Murray Endowment
Scholarship
James Montgomery Gordon
Endowment Scholarship
Paul Montgomery Endowment Scholarship
Wm. C. and Edythe Dearing Scholarship Fund
Paula Pendergrass Endowment Scholarship
Dr. Jerry Phillips Endowment Scholarship
Jeannette E. and Mildred Rauscher
Endowment Scholarship
Professor Emma Anderson
Endowment Scholarship
Wm. P. and May Cockrum Dearing
Scholarship Fund
Jennie M. Pride Endowment Scholarship
Professor J.H. Oxford Endowment Scholarship
Jose and Delores Sablan Endowment
Scholarship
Professor William Jordan Endowment
Scholarship
Dr. Kenneth R. Kennedy Endowment
Scholarship
Dr. L.O. Roberts Endowment Scholarship
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FINANCIALS
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2015 2015
APTITUDE
FOR SERVICE
REPORT
STEWARDSHIP
SUPPORTING LEADERS WITH APTITUDE FOR SERVICE
Each year OCU graduates take what they have learned and use that knowledge to change the world and reflect the image of God to others. Integral changes
in the lives of students are made because of scholarships and grants. Oakland City University strives to help students obtain a quality Christian education
through providing the financial assistance and support in every way possible. We continue to focus on: increasing the academic expectation of our students;
enriching the spiritual formation of each life; and providing experiences on the mission field that effect how students think globally. You are an integral part of
this equation. Your support of OCU directly translates into lives changed and the world impacted. We work to keep tuition affordable for all students through
scholarships and grants, equipping students to “Go Forth and Serve”.
Grants Awarded
TOTAL MAIN
CAMPUS AWARDS
Awards given to students who
attend
the main campus in
Main Campus
Awards
Oakland City, Indiana.
$4,732,707
Philanthropy divided
SOURCES OF
2013-2014
Scholarships
andOCU’s
Grants
Awarded
GIFT INCOME
among
constituents
Academic Scholarship
nds
Academic
G.B. Unified Budget
Friends
%
$2,498,737
18%
18%
$1,364,607
21st Century Scholarship
$526,915
Other Grants &
Scholarships
Corporations/
undations/Churches
Corporations/
Athletic Scholarship
Foundations/Churches
$1,685,270
25%
$1,045,674
25%
Matrix Scholarship
$438,320
Alumni
Athletic
$1,188,296
39%
General Baptis
$215,190
Art Scholarship
$27,900
Music Scholarship
$96,911
STEWARDSHIP
Endowment Grant
$212,957
International Grant
ANNUAL$197,625
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HONOR ROLL
Lifetime Giving
$25,000 + The Founders Circle
The Founders
Circle Individuals
Lifetime Giving
$10,000 - $24,999 The Benefactors Circle
James and Kathy Sanders
First G. B. Church - Princeton, Indiana
Michael and Mary Sandifar
Anonymous (2)
 Robert Harnishfeger
Gary and  Margaret Earl Harper
John and  Naomi Haskins
Francisco G. B. Church Francisco, Indiana
Jerry and Pamela Aigner
William Hasselbrinck
Lee and Bonnie Ayers
Carl and Anne Hirsch
Ray and Beth Barber
Claude and Connie Hopper
 H. S. Barger
 Florence Barnett
 O.W. Barry
 Barbara Hortsmeyer
 Eva R. Smith
 Olive Smith
 Louese Spradley
 Dallas Suhrheinrich
Leon and Dorothy Howell
Jack and Jane Tichenor
Anthony and Sheri Huff
Donald and Nelda Townsend
Richard and Naomi Beesley
John Hunter
Joe and Jane Black
Dolly Jewel
 C. Kightly Trippet
 Charles and Carolyn White
 Lawrence Black
Leroy Jolly
Richard and Donna Whiting
C. William and Angela Blackburn
 Murel Jones
 James and Eddi Marie Julian
 Robert Kelley
Jack and Linda Kinkel
William Kohlsaat
Wayne and Edna Brumfield
Frank and Judy Schultheis
Terrace Parke G. B. Church Evansville, IN
The Webb Foundation
G. B. Womens Ministries
Toyota Motor Engineering
General Baptist Foundation
Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Indiana
General Baptist Women’s Ministries, Inc.
Transporation Services Co.
German American Bank
Union G.B. Association - Camp Clark
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism
Union Grove Association
GTE North Region - Indiana Foundation
VALIC
Hansen Corporation
Valley of Sun G. B. Church - Payson, AZ
Heber Springs First G.B. Church Heber Springs, AR
Vertical Church - Fort Branch, IN
 Wilma Wilder
Heritage Fund of
Bartholomew County, Inc.
Whirlpool Foundation
Donald and Mary Ann Wilder
Hopper Heritage Foundation
 Lorene Williams
Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc.
The Benefactors Circle
Individuals
The Founders Circle
Corporations
Indiana Limestone Institute of America
Anonymous (5)
Jerry Aigner Construction, Inc
 Harry Anson
Lowrie Ann Kuhn
Algers Winslow & Western Railway Co.
Key Construction Company, Inc.
Brian and Jamie Baker
 Dewey and Charlcie Burden
 Frederick and  Martha Cantrell
Maurice Marilou Mann
Ameritech
Koch Foundation, Inc.
Gary and Terry Barrett
Gregory Marish
BP America Inc.
Liberty Association Ministries Board
 Edgar Baum
Phyllis Casson
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc.
Lilly Endowment Community
Scholarship Program
Ronnie and Sandy Black
 Oma Daugherty
 Bernard and Linda Marley
 May Mason
 Harold and  Mary McCord
 Donald Evelyn McDonald
 James and Rae Murray
CINergy Foundation, Inc.
Mt. Vernon G. B. Church - Mt. Vernon, IN
Jerald and Joyce Burns
Larry and Alta Davis
Alan and Connie Nass
Citizens National Bank
New Hope G. B. Church - Malden, MO
 Willard Clements
Ellen Dimmett
 Steven Osborn
 Doyle Oursler
 William Painter
Citizens State Bank
North Lawrence Community
School Foundation, Inc.
Michael and Martha Crafton
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Oakland City First G.B. Church Oakland City, IN
Larry and Martha Sue Crowe
Gary and Kathy Phillips
Community Foundation Alliance, Inc.
OCU Foundation
Gordon Curtis
 Jerry and Judy Phillips
 Maurice O. Pride
 Jennie M. Pride
 Olen and Inez Pumphrey
 Tom and Suzanne Raper
 Jeanette Rauscher
 Helen Reed
 Kenneth Reed
 Carl Richardson
Community Foundation Partnership, Inc.
Old National Bank - Evansville, IN
Wendell and Linda Daugherty
Council of Associations, Inc.
Old National Bank - Princeton, IN
Vernon and Dee Deutsch
Dana Corporation Foundation
Parke Co. Community Foundation, Inc.
 Thomas Durall
Dubois County Community Foundation
Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers, Inc.
Stanley Durham
Dunn Hospitality Group
Pioneer College Caterers
 Frieda Ellison
East Gibson Dollars For Scholars
Pleasant Hope G. B. Church Calhoun, KY
Elizabeth Enlow Albon
Pleasant Valley G. B. Church Eldorado, IL
Alice Evans
 Virginia Boyd
 Gail Bradbury
 George Brinegar
 William and Caroline Roberta Bromley
Cecil and Velda Cook
 Ann Irene Cornwell
Patricia Creevy
John and Gail Dunn
Daniel Durbin
 David and Judy Elliott
 Dorothy Evans
 Glenn Finch
 Olive E. Forbes
 Sarah Fraser
 Ethel Gieseke
 Wanda Gladish
 Edward E. Glenn
Norma Graham
 Jeannette Gray
 Henry Gwaltney
Cane Run G. B. Church
Central California Association of
General Baptists
Clay First G. B. Church - Clay, KY
Educational Testing Service
Exxonmobil Foundation
Fifth Third Bank - Evansville, Indiana
James and Jeanette Broshears
Main Street G. B. Church - Boonville, IN
 George Brown
Princeton Area Dollars for Scholars
Wayne Roberts
Stanley and Dilys Hale
Rick and Laura Roop
Fifth Third Bank - Princeton, Indiana
Scholarship Program
Administrators, Inc.
 Weldon Hall
Mary Ruff-King
Fifth Third Bank Foundation
State Budget Agency
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Charles and Judy Brauser
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Fifth Third Bank - Oakland City, Indiana
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Westwood G. B. Church - Evansville, IN
James Crecelius
Becky Eskew
Robert Finch
 Stacy Givens
 Ariel May Green
 Carl and Cleda Haley
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Lifetime Giving
$10,000 - $24,999 The Benefactors Circle cont.
Annual Giving
$10,000 + The Leaders Circle
Kenneth and Betty Hall
Sarah Porter
Schultheis Insurance
James and Kristina Pratt
The Benefactors Circle
Corporations
Huntingburg Foundation, Inc.
Darroll and Savannah Hargraves
IBM Int’l Foundation
Shady Grove G. B. Church - Poole, KY
 Carol M. Hawkes
 Imel F. Pride
Alcoa Foundation
Indicom
Sharrett Automotive Inc.
C. Mark and Joyce Hubbard
W. Wyatt and Betty Rauch
AmBank Indiana, N.A.
Integra Bank Corp.
Shoals Dollars For Scholars
 Theodore and  Amelia Hunley
 Virgil Hunt
Norm and Caroltta Reynolds
Jack R. Kinkel & Son, AIA Architects
South Gibson Dollars for Scholars
 Angelo and Diana Sablan
Arrington Prairie G. B. Church Wayne City, IL
Virginia Schulz
Barr-Reeve Scholarship Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Cynthia Jackson
James A. Holt Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Marion and Janet James
William and Juanita Scoggan
Baseball Office of the Commissioner
James River Corp.
Russell and Vera Scott
Bedford Federal Savings Bank
Judge Nixon Scholarship
Sunny Vale G. B. Church - Malden, MO
 Evelyn Jenkins
Richard Jines
Kenneth Seebode
Bedford Urban Enterprise Assoc.
Kappa Kappa Kappa - East Gibson
William Johnson
Robert Shaw
Best One Tire - Princeton, IN
Kimball Intl. Habig Foundation, Inc.
R. A. Jones
Barbara Shepard
Bethlehem G. B. Church - Ft. Branch, IN
Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, Inc
Gary and Kristy Jossa
Stephen and Shirley Shields
Black River G. B. Church
Lawrence County Tourism Commission
Vance Kell
Alma Shufflebarger
Buehler’s Buy-Low
Lehigh Cement Company
 Oria Keys
 Helen Smith
Liberty Association of General Baptists
Steve and Beverly Ladd
Joseph and Jenny Smith
Carroll-Wyatt
Testamentary Education Trust
Gale Lambert
Gary Sorgius
 G. Richard and  Helen Lankford
 Loye J. and  Jane Latch
Chris and Robyn Speltz
Chaffee Public School Foundation
Madisonville First G.B. Church Madisonville, KY
CIC Foundation
Midwest Merger Management, LLC
Randall Spence
Citizens’ Scholarship
Foundation of America
Mt. Carmel G. B. Church - Mt. Carmel, IL
Gene Leroux
Charles and Sharon Strickland
City of Bedford, Indiana
 Bernard and Ellen Loposer
 George Malone
Peter Swanson
Dell Scholarship
 Claribel Talley
Duke Energy
John Marshall
Ada Taylor
 Riley and Violet Mathias
Alan Jay and Rachel Thompson
Eastern Band of
Cherokee Native Americans
Gerald and Martha McCormick
 Arthur Tichenor
Escalade Sports
 John McCrery
Phyllis Tivey
Louie and Melba Medlin
James Tomlin
Curtis Miller
 William Townsend
 Paul and Freda Montgomery
 Alice W. Morelock
 Leland Morrison
 Roberta Moye
Brenda Waddle
Mt. Gilead G. B. Church - Slaughters, KY
Mt. Olive G. B. Church - Dale, IN
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Endowment for the Arts
New Hope G. B. Church Edwardsville, IL
Sugar Tree G. B. Church - Dexter, MO
Syndicate Sales, Inc.
Telephone Switching Supply, Inc.
Tennyson G. B. Church - Tennyson, IN
The Herald-Times /The Times-Mail
Tom Raper Foundation, Inc.
United of IN Home Mission Board
UPS Foundation Corporate
Headquarters
Vectren Corporation
Vectren Foundation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Welborn Baptist Foundation, Inc.
Winslow G. B. Church - Winslow, IN
The Leaders Circle
Individual
Anonymous (1)
North Friendship G. B. Church Lynnville, IN
Ray and Beth Barber
First G.B. Church - Mount Carmel, IL
Oak Grove G. B. Church Oakland City, IN
John and Gail Dunn
Ford Motor Company Fund - Bedford, IN
Old National Trust Company
Paul Wade
Ford Motor Company Fund Deaborn, MI
Omaha G. B. Church - Omaha, IL
 Charles and Carol Jean Weir
Garvinwood G. B. Church - Evansville, IN
Carolyn Weng
Gibson County Farm Bureau Co-op
Gibson County Visitors/Tourism Bureau
 Madelyn Myers
 R. Virgil Whaley
 Elmon Whitledge
David Patton
David and Judy Whitten
 Presley and  Paula Pendergrass
Earl and Brenda Penrod
Federation of American
Consumers and Travelers
Otter Creek G. B. Church - Boonville, IN
Owensboro First G. B. Church Owensboro, KY
Wayne and Edna Brumfield
C. Mark and Joyce Hubbard
Lowrie Ann Kuhn
Rae Murray
Inez Pumphrey
Rick and Laura Roop
James and Kathy Sanders
Glen Meadows Development Co., LLC
Owensville First G. B. Church Owensville, IN
Peabody Energy
Donald and Mary Ann Wilder
 Vern Whitten
Gravel Ridge G. B. Church North Little Rock, AR
Pepsi Cola Company of Vincennes
Richard and Lindy Wilder
Gray Cemetery Trust
Permanent Federal Savings Bank
 Charles Phillips
Jay and Misty Wilkins
Growth Industries
Gary and Mary Phillips
 R. Frank and  Gracie Williams
L. Ray and  Altha Lou Winkler
 G. L. Yeager
 Joy and Wilma Yeager
Harrison County Community Foundation
Pleasant Mound G. B. Church Bismarck, IL
The Leaders Circle
Corporations
Claude Murray
 Margery Phillips
William Ping
Robert and Brenda Poinsett
Herald G. B. Church - Modesto, CA
Holt Masonic Children’s Home
Howell G. B. Church - Evansville, IN
Pleasant View G. B. Church Wood River, IL
Michael and Mary Sandifar
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Council of Associations, Inc.
Dunn Hospitality Group
Providence G. B. Church - Cisne, IL
General Baptist Foundation
Scholarship America
Hopper Heritage Foundation
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Annual Giving
$1,000 - $9,999 The Stewards Circle
Annual Giving
$100 - $999 The Patrons Circle
Independent Colleges of IN, Inc.
Evelyn McDonald
C.H. Garmong & Son, Inc.
SEMO Association of General Baptists
Charles and Martha Bellamy
Peabody Energy
Larry and Molly Minor
Shoals Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Gustavo Bencid
The Webb Foundation
Lois Mondy
Carroll-Wyatt Testamentary
Education Trust
Jack and Betty Benjamin
Tom Raper Foundation, Inc.
Gerald and Betty Montgomery
Student Athlete Protection, Inc.
Bernard and Ruthanna Benjamin
The Stewards Circle Individual
Ray and Marlene Nalley
Central California Association of
General Baptists
State Farm Companies Foundation
The Community Foundation
for the Alleghenies
William and Janis Benner
Anonymous (2)
Joseph and Gayle Adams
Jerry and Pamela Aigner
Jordan Aigner
Brian and Jamie Baker
Jerry Basham
Frank and Lynn Bilyeu
Ronnie and Sandra Black
C. William and Angela Blackburn
Charles and Judy Brauser
Caroline Bromley
James and Jeanette Broshears
Patti Buchta
Jerald and Joyce Burns
Phillip and Sharen Buyher
Walter and Tammy Carnahan
Ted and Deborah Clark
Michael and Martha Crafton
Wally and Kathy Duncan
Terry and Marilyn Enlow
Charles and Jean Glasgow
Todd and Lana Glickfield
Frank and Caroline Gullic
Kenneth and Betty Hall
Larry and Gloria Harris
William Hasselbrinck
Richard and Cindy Helton
Alan and Connie Nass
Kendall and Kathy Nelson
Bill and Sandy Niederhaus
Glenn and Angie Nulty
Larry Pflug
Chaffee Public School Foundation
Commerce Insurance Group, LLC
Community Foundation Alliance, Inc.
Cookin’ Dutchman
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC
Dubois County Community Foundation
Toyota Motor Engineering
Union G.B. Association - Camp Clark
Union RXI School District
Vectren Foundation
Escalade Sports
Washington Community School
Foundation Corporation
Evansville Regional Better Business
Bureau Foundation
Ziemer, Stayman,
Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP
Joan Reed
Fellowship G. B. Church Poplar Bluff, MO
The Patrons Circle Individual
Norm and Carlotta Reynolds
Fifth Third Bank - Evansville, IN
Carlotta Reynolds
First Financial Bank
Frank and Judy Schultheis
G.B. Historical Society
Chris and Robyn Speltz
General Baptist Women’s Ministries, Inc.
Peter Swanson
German American Bank - Jasper, IN
Royce and Rose Traylor
German American Bank - Petersburg, IN
J. Mike and Kathryn Trotter
German American Insurance
Bob and Darlene Valvano
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism
Floyd and Lillian Vieth
Harrison County Community Foundation
Floyd Vieth, Jr.
Hudson Office
Gerald and Betty Sue Weber
James M. Crecelius Credit Shelter
Darlene Whitledge
Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, Inc
Jay and Misty Wilkins
Kemper CPA Group
Ronnie and Catherine Williams
Link Graphics
Tom Williams
Livermore G. B. Church
Wilma Yeager
Media Mix Communications, Inc.
Robert and Ruth Yeager
Mental Health Association of Indiana
Judy Phillips
Janet Poston
Valada Raber
W. Wyatt and Betty Rauch
Mt. Gilead G. B. Church - Slaughters, KY
Anonymous (1)
William Adams
Gina Adcock
Rodger Adkinson
Steven and Sue Alston
Thomas and Barbara Andrews
Jeannine Anson
Wayne and Gloria Antworth
George and Carolyn Armes
L.C. and Carolyn Arvin
Daniel Atkinson
Michael and Mary Atkinson
Suzanne Atwood
Carlos Avina
Emmanual Awotula
David and Diana Bailey
Larry and Chiquita Baker
Stephen and Laurel Ball
C. Dean and Kimberly Hopper
The Stewards Circle
Corporations
Richard and Loretta Houston
Adicent Capital LLC
H. Dean and Hazel Jaggers
Albemarle Foundation
Stanley and Judy Jones
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Pleasant Hope G. B. Church Calhoun, KY
Gary and Kristy Jossa
Ava R-1 School District
Princeton Area Dollars for Scholars
Arthur and Ramona Beatty
 James and Eddi Marie Julian
Barr-Reeve Scholarship Foundation
Jeff and Lori Beatty
Dennis and Phyllis Knaack
Best Home Furnishing
Public Education Foundation Evansville, IN
Steve and Beverly Ladd
Bethlehem G. B. Church - Ft. Branch, IN
Bill Mohler Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Scott County Community
Foundation, Inc.
Steve Belden
Gerald and Martha McCormick
Claude and Connie Hopper
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North Daviess Community School Corp.
Old National Bank - Evansville, IN
Pioneer College Caterers
William and Carol Banas
Kenneth and Charlotte Barnard
Gary and Terry Barrett
Robert Bean
Dan and Phyllis Beard
Richard and Naomi Beesley
Carrie Bellamy
Caroline Bennett
Trent Benningfield
Reba Benson
Larry and Janice Benton
Harold Black
Joe and Jane Black
John Black
Jan Blackburn
Makaila Blackburn
Dwight and Brenda Bland
Mark Blessinger
Pamela Bolen
Phillip Booth
Thelma Boyer
Brandi Boyle
Gary and Betty Braunecker
William Breeden
Henry and Julie Brewster
Wanda Britt
Frederick and Jan Brittain
Vivian Bromm
David and Dawnelle Brown
Liam Brown
Jimmy and Melody Browning
George Broy
Larry Bruner
Jason Burke
Don and Donna Burroughs
Eldon and Oleva Butcher
Terry and Nancy Byrns
Norma Callis
W. Harold and Frankye Calloway
Joyce Carpenter
Scott and Julie Carpenter
David and Aasta Carver
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Annual Giving
$100 - $999 The Patrons Circle cont.
Todd and Sherry Carver
Betty Drexler
Josh Frankham
Steven and Judy Heidorn
Janice Jochim
Phyllis Casson
Jim Duke
Thomas and Laura Fritz
Jim and Tonya Heim
Jerry and Lucinda Johnson
Elmer and Birdie Chancellor
Byron Dulin
Iona Froman
Darrin and Barbara Helfert
Ora and Wanda Johnson
Tim and Peggy Chancellor
Billie and Ruby Duncan
Robert and Sharon Fuchs
Kenneth and Karen Helfert
Leroy Jolly
P.E. and Kathy Chandler
Gary and Donna Duncan
Bryan and Gwendolyn Fulk
Tricia Helfert
Gary Jones
John and Kristi Chapman
Leland and Ruth Duncan
James Funkhouser
Billy and Patsy Henderson
Grady and Stacy Jones
Lewis and Frances Clark
Michael and Deritha Duncan
Carol Garlock
Melinda Henson
James and Angelia Jones
Charles and R. Sharon Clark
James and Rita Dunlap
Lori Garrison
David Herring
Jon Jones
Lois Clifton
Stanley Durham
Rodney Garrison
Frank and Sara Herring
Kelly Jones
Randy Coleman
Donna Dyer
Terry and Nancy Gehlhausen
Robert Hetzel
Philip Jones
Ed and Linda Collins
Jerry and Evelyn Eades
Wayne and Gail Geurin
Joe Hinton
Brody Julian
Ethan Collins
Jack and Evelyn Eberhardt
Frankie and Johnna Gilliland
John and Shirley Holman
Chad and Charity Julian
Rachelle Collins
Dan Egierski
Gregory and Susan Goodson
Karen Holmes
James Julian
George and Phyllis Combs
Ben Eklof
C. Keith and Saundra Gore
Stephen and Betty Hoop
Roger Kaiser
Stephen and Erica Combs
Michael and Darlene Elaman
Tailon Graber
Eldon “Hop” and Ann Hopkins
Joe Karl
Ronald and Marilyne Conner
Ernest and Lois Elledge
Gary and Carol Graf
Mark and Kelly Hopper
Payton Karl
Cecil and Velda Cook
Dawn Embry
Janna Graves
 Carol Horne
Lance Kaufman
Bernard and Betty Coomes
Patricia Endicott
Jeff Gray
David and Heather Hose
Larry Kemp
Tricia Crane
Ashley Engler
Max Green
Wendell Hose
James Kendall
Delmas and Linda Culbertson
Tate Enlow
D’Nell Greenwell
Mark House
Richard and Linda Kerby
John and Carolyn Culbertson
Thomas Etheridge
Raven Greer
Kerry and Sherry Hubbard
Donald and Francis Key
Joe Cummings
Albert Evans
Eleanor Groom
Ron Hudson
John and Lori Key
Gordon Curtis
Brian and Linda Evans
Louis and Linda Haag
Jeffrey and Lisa Huff
Charles and Janice Kiesel
Robert Dailey
Joseph and Mary Evans
Darrell Hacker
Shirley Huff
Norris Kimsey
Wendell and Linda Daugherty
Phil and Mary Ann Everett
Robert and Okema Haden
Harold and Janie Lou Hughes
James and Sandra Kinney
Roger Davis
C. Roger and Sally Ezard
Lisa Haffer
Carl and Jessie Hulfachor
Jamilia Kinney
Stacy Davis
Christopher Farley
Art and Marylee Hagan
Steven and Kathleen Hunley
Alysha Klees
Orbie and Amy Day
Peggy Fechter
Charles Hall
 Robert and Bette Jo Hunt
Bill Klees
James Dean
Conor Felstead
S. Creighton and Helen Hampton
Tracy and Karla Hurst
Bud and Rita Knight
Joe Dedman
Chris Fenwick
Warren Harber
Bradley and Cathy Hussung
Charles and Ruth Knight
Jim Deffendall
Gary and Dee Ann Ferguson
Brian and Joelle Hardman
William Hyde
Lisa Knight
Nestor Delphin
T. Ray and Maddie Fletcher
Brian and Debbie Harmon
David Hyndman
Gerard and Barbara Koorbusch
Vernon and T. Delores Deutsch
Timothy and Kimberly Flowers
Dave Harner
Robert and Linda Hyndman
F. Thomas and Carole Krol
Jim Devine
Angela Floyd
Elaine Harrison
Bert and Anna Hyneman
Donald and Carol LaGrange
J. Michael and Judy Dietrich
Philip Fontaine
Katie Harrison
Clinton Hyneman
Marjan LaGrange
Michael and Carole Disler
David and Joyce Forbey
Lloyd and Cristie Harry
Linda Ingram
Dennis Lampert
Daniel and Joyce Ditzer
Lois Forcum
Mike and Shanna Harville
Rita Ison
 Troy Land
Bob and Norma Doane
Leslie and Sharon Foster
Susan Hassee
Mark Iunghuhn
Brian Lanham
Morgan Doede
Bill and Ruth Foust
Allen Hayne
M.R. and Janet James
Julie Lanham
Raymond and Marie Doud
Judy Foust
Donald and Hilda Hazelton
Connor Jameson
 G. Richard and  Helen Lankford
James and Nancy Dougan
Carl and Linda Fowler
Lucille Head-Hammond
Jennifer Jeffers
James Latimer
Joseph Drescher
Stanley and Robin Fowler
Ilene Heckler
Jonas Jimenez
Robert and Constance Laubscher
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Annual Giving
$100 - $999 The Patrons Circle cont.
Sam Lee
Dillard and Doris McKinney
Richard Pearce
Daniel and Kathy Ryan
Jay and Becky Sparks
David and G. Ramona Lennen
Jeff McNabb
Shari Pearl
Gary and Jennifer Salee
Randy Sparks
Thomas Leuze
Danny and Lola McQuay
Stephen Peck
Joseph and Patricia Sandefer
Jason and Ashley Spears
Linda Lightbourne
Louie and Melba Medlin
James Pennington
Christopher Sandifar
Glen and Margaret Spence
James and Linda Lindauer
Kurt and Jessica Mehringer
Tiffany Pennington
Don and Kristy Sawyer
Forrestine Spence-Payne
Carolyn Listner
Kurt and Jessica Mehringer
Earl and Brenda Penrod
Marty and Laura Schechner
Bill and Sharen Spencer
Susan Lockwood
Richard Melendez
E. Leo and E. June Perkins
Frederick Schleter
Carolyn Spitler
Dave Loewenstein
Lonnie and Julie Menke
Jarmon and Patricia Perkins
 Henry and Karen Schleter
Sam Standring
Audie and Sharon Long
Melvin and Janice Menke
Kenneth and Kathy Perkins
Karen Schleter
Carletta Steele
Brandon Long
Howard and Lou Meuche
Charles Peters
Joseph and Betty Schmitt
Michael and Jill Stein
Matthew Lucas
David and Vera Middleton
Gene Pflug
Terry and Sandra Schmitt
Judy Steiner-Williams
Shawn Lucas
Allison Miller
Ray Phelps
Marvin and Norma Schultz
Del and Norma Steinhart
Dolus Luff
Curtis Miller
Gary and Mary Phillips
Ross Schulz
Ernest and Opal Stevens
Gary Lumpe
Charles Mills
Glenn and Holly Pillow
William and Juanita Scoggan
Jed and Margie Strange
Antonia Lyzenga
Laura Mohr
William Ping
Billy and Naomi Secoy
Charles and Sharon Strickland
Bernie Main
Patty Moore
Gregory and Debbie Pirtle
Michael Seebode
Nancy Strickland
Charles Mair
James Morris
Emily Pitkin
Steve and Missy Sevier
John and Kathy Stroud
Carolyn Malin
Todd and Kim Mosby
G. Michael and Jill Poehlein
Rick and Pam Shamblin
Jon Stroup
Maurice and Marilou Mann
Lois Jean Murray
Robert and Brenda Poinsett
Rashawnda Shamell
Roger and Cynthia Sublett
John Markham
Steve Naff
Robert Poynter
Robert Shaw
Alice Sulak
M. Kyle and Abigail Markle
Brent and Cassidy Nalley
Jerry and Janet Putman
Ronald and Linda Shaw
Jonathan Sulak
Edith Marks
Bonnie Nash
Douglas and Donna Rademacher
Joan Shepard
Susan Sullivan
Linda Marley
Kevin Nash
Floyd and Lois Raisor
Stephen and Shirley Shields
Chelsea Sullivan-Carroll
Ed and Joyce Marlin
Kenneth Nelson
James and Kristina Raley
Betty Shirley
Tom Super
William Marshall
Keeven Neukam
Christi Reinig
Carol Shoulders
Bradley and Sheila Swain
Lorena Martinez-Fernandez
Steven Nixon
Kenneth and Marsha Reising
Stan Shoultz
John and Jane Swain
Gloria and Stuart Mason
Bruce and Kathryn Novak
Jerry and Dorothy Reynolds
John and Wilma Sickman
Julie Sykes
Tanner Mason
Edwin Nurrenbern
Anna Richards
Gary and Marlene Siddons
Donald and Dianne Tate
Keith Masterson
Patricia and Patrick O’Brien
Brooks Richards
Rick Simmons
Gary and Tina Taylor
Eric and Shelia Mayfield
M. Austin Odom
Brandi Richardson
Dickey and Nancy Simons
Chad and Debra Thomas
Brenda McAllister
David Oldham
Thomas Risen
Eddie and Ginger Simons
Bruce and Karen Thompson
Todd and Debbie McConnell
Rex and Pansy O’Neal
Arvin Roberson
Mark Simpson
Michelle Thompson
Marie McCord
Jason Opel
Thomas Roberts
 Santford and Rosene Singleton
Rachel Thompson
Pat McCrary
Kevin and Leslie Oxley
Charles and Wendy Robinson
John and Gladys Sloan
Tommy Thornton
Troy and Chris McCrary
E. Wayne Parke
Roger Roedel
Michael and Shannon Sloan
Jack and Jane Tichenor
Kristie McDaniel
Jaycee Parke
Marvin Roeder
Vernon Smalling
Al and Jeanne Tieken
Tisha McDaniel
Monte Parke
Thomas Rosenfeld
David Smith
Phyllis Tivey
Scott McDevitt
Ronald Parke
Louis Ross
Jeff and Karla Smith
Joe and Janice Todrank
Ralph and Barbara McDonald
Dan and A. Janet Parrish
William and Barbara Rouch
Richard Smith
Marie Townsend
Wendell and Carolyn McGehee
James and Karen Patton
Robert and Lynn Ann Rowe
Karen Snyder
James and Sarah Trentham
Conor McGoldrick
Joseph and Minnie Payne
Jerry and Linda Royalty
Byron and Martha Songer
Mary Tubbs
Lisa McKamey
John and Tonya Payne
Joel and Angela Russell
Ethan Sparks
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DONORS
Faith Tupman
James and Tamara Yochum
Clarion Inn - Clarksville, IN
Fifth Third Bank - Oakland City, IN
Jerry Aigner Construction, Inc
Lissi Valdez
Lloyd and Karen Yoder
First Bank - Carmi, IL
John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries
Melvin and Shari Vaughn
C. Phil Young
Clarion Inn and Conference Center Evansville, IN
Johnson Chapel Sunday School
Richard and Rhonda Veen
Charles Young
College Choice Advisor
First Baptist Church - Petersburg, IN
First G. B. Church - Princeton, IN
Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc
John and Tamyra Verheul
Lisa Young
First G.B. Church - Mount Carmel, IL
Kenny Kent Toyota Lexus Scion
Anthony and Sonda Viscomi
The Patrons Circle Corporations
Complete Nutrition
Kiesel Enterprises
Advanced Disposal Services
Constellation Energy
First United Methodist Church Lawrenceville, IL
Air Quality Aviation, Inc.
Courtyard by Marriott - Louisville, KY
Ford Center
Kuts Hair Salon
All-star Sports
Crossroads Community Church Sullivan, IN
Brenda Waddle
Levi and Linda Wagler
Brittney Walker
Eric Walker
Thomas and Mary Lou Walls
David and Anita Walters
Bob Walther
Gary and Christa Walther
Kenneth and Carol Wargel
Scott Watson
Carl Weaver
Carol Jean Weir
Gay Marie Weir
Derren and Tonya Weisheit
Eugene Wells
Gordon Wells
Kenny and Kim White
Judy and David Whitten
Kevin Whittmer
Bradley and Angie Wibbeler
Betty Jean Wilgus
Eddie and Betty Williams
American Red Cross - Louisville, KY
Amore Pizza
Anchor Inc. Factory Outlet
Angela’s Glass
Community Foundation of
Central Illinois Depository
Crowne Plaza - Airport - Bridgeton, MO
Crowne Plaza Hotel - St. Louis, MO
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Airport Louisville, KY
Franklin Co. Community Foundation, Inc.
Fred’s
French Lick Springs Resort
Gibson County Chamber of Commerce
Kimball Hospitality
L & J Investments, Inc.
Lake Rudolph Campground
Leavenworth Inn
Graceful Lady
Liberty G.B. Association One Day Missionary
Grass Masters Sod Farm
Longhorn Steakhouse
Crume Farms Partnership
Gray Cemetery Trust
Louisville Bats
Cummings Agency, Inc.
Gray Farms, Inc.
Marengo Cave
Deaconess Hospital, Inc.
Gray Loon Marketing Group
Marges Hallmark
Atkinson Trenching Inc.
Dean Bosler’s
Gray’s Garage
Marx Bar-B-Que
Awakening Community Church - Central
City, KY
Denny’s Auto
Grayson Funeral Home
Masa
Deupree Family Foundation
Groomingdales
Matthew Short & Sons Construction Co.
Dewig Meats
Guitar Center
Men’s Warehouse
Diamond Photography
Hair Designs by Suzi & Co.
Midnite Grafix
Discount Tire
Hall, Partenheimer & Kinkle
Diversified Painting & Waterproofing
Hampton Inn - Indianapolis, IN
Mitchell Community Schools
Dollars for Scholars
Don Hardesty Excavating Inc.
Hansen Corporation
Double D Diner
Haubstadt Antique Mall
D-Patrick Imports
Herald G. B. Church - Modesto, CA
Dr. Dashboard
Holder’s Furniture
Dubois Wood Products
Holiday Inn - Evansville, IN
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
Hoosier Business Machines, Inc.
Dunn and Associates Benefits
Adminstrators, Inc.
Houchens Food Group, Inc.
Howell G. B. Church - Evansville, IN
East Gibson Dollars For Scholars
North Daviess ClassRoom
Teachers Assoc.
Husk Signs
Elmer Buchta Trucking
North Liberty G.B. Association
Impressions Printing, Inc.
Embassy Suites - Indianapolis, IN
Old English Golf Course
Indiana 4-H Foundation, Inc.
Evansville Sports Program, Inc.
Old National Trust Company
Indiana Pacers
Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union
Indiana Sheriffs’ Association, Inc.
Orange County Community
Foundation, Inc.
Evansville Urban Enterprise Assoc.,Inc.
Indianapolis Colts
Pandora
Expressway Chevrolet
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Paoli Furniture
F&M Building and Home Supplies, Inc.
Jack R. Kinkel & Son, AIA Architects
Patriot Motors
Fairfield Inn - Bloomington, IN
Jacobi Sales
Peace Fellowship
Fairfield Inn - Evansville, IN
JBI Construction, Inc.
Performance Services, Inc.
Antioch Christian Church, Inc. Washington, IN
Arrington Prairie G. B. Church Wayne City, IL
Baymont Inn & Suites - Haubstadt, IN
Bedland
Bee-Leave N Trucking
Best One Tire - Princeton, IN
Bethlehem G. B. Church - Whitewater, MO
Big O’ Tires - Princeton, IN
Bleu Restaurant
First G.B. Church - Bloomfield, MO
Carol Williamson
Bloomfield School District Bloomfield, IN
Mark and Brenda Williamson
Bonefish Grill
James and Pat Wilson
Boonville Country Club
Joseph and Linda Wilson
Boston’s
Michael Wilson
Branchville Correctional Facility
Bob and Jeanne Wimsatt
Brinkers Mfg. Jewelers. Inc.
L. Ray Winkler
Broshears Real Estate & Insurance
Jerry Wirey
Cambridge Golf Course
Michael Wiseman
Caterpillar Foundation
Kendall Wittmer
Cedar Grove G. B. Church - Olaton, KY
Rick Wittmer
 Alvah Russell Wood
Centerpoint G. B. Church Hendersonville, TN
Tom Wuerth
Chick-fil-A Crosspointe
Bob and Candice Wymer
Chick-fil-A Eastland Mall
Mouzin Brothers Farms, LLC
New Covenant Baptist Church Princeton, IN
New Harmony Inn
New Image
Nidec
Nixa G. B. Church - Nixa, MO
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Planned Giving
The 1885 Legacy Circle*
Phone Guyz
Texas Road House - Evansville, IN
William D. Crecelius
 George Malone
Pike Central High School
The Bauerhaus
 Oma Daugherty
Marilou Mann
PJJT Distributors
The Graceful Lady
Larry and Alta Davis
 May Mason
Pleasant Valley G. B. Church Eldorado, IL
The Great Outdoors
Alonzo McBride
Frank and Judy Schultheis
Poplar Bluff First G. B. Church Poplar Bluff, MO
Tilden G. B. Church - Dixon, KY
 William Dearing
 Raymond Dill
 J. Michael Donahue
 Harold and  Mary McCord
 Ruth McDaniel
 Deirdre Smith
 Eva Smith
 Rose Ann Smith
 Olive Smith
 Louese Spradley
 Claribel Talley
 Ruby Taylor
Powell G. B. Church - Norris City, IL
Prides Creek Golf Course
Princeton Broadcasting Co, Inc
Princeton Country Club
Propane One Incorporated
Providence G. B. Church - Cisne, IL
Quail Crossing Golf Club
Rafferty’s
Remax Midwest Real Estate Group
The Westin Memphis Beal Street
Tower Heights Church of God Princeton, IN
Tri-State Athletic Club
Tri-State Media
Tropicana
Union Grove G.B. Association
Uniquely Michael’s
University of Louisville
Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC
Roger’s Hair Academy
Victory Chapel G. B. Church - Osceola,
IN
Rolling Hills Country Club
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Sandefer Distributing, Inc.
Walmart
Schwindel Graphics
Washburn Financial Services, Inc.
Semo Electric Foundation, Inc.
Westfall Gold, Inc.
Sharon J. Kissinger Investments, LLC
Westfall Group
Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel
White House G. B. Church - Cottontown,
TN
Sherwin Williams
John and Gail Dunn
Chris McFail
 Frieda Ellison
 A.E. McKenney
 Alice W. Morlock
 Madelyn Myers
 Doyle Oursler
 Edward E. Owen
Fred Estheimer
Francisco Estrada
 Dorothy Evans
 Glenn Finch
 Olive Forbes
 Sarah E. Fraser
 Hester C. Furman
Charles and Jean Glasgow
Gary Phillips
John Gwaltney
 Weldon X. Hall, Jr.
Wittmer Furniture and Gifts
William Harkness
Sky Zone!
WOW Internet & Cable
Gary and  Margaret Earl Harper
SMI Awards
The 1885 Legacy Circle
Sonitrol of Evansville, Inc.
Anonymous (1)
South Point Hotel and Spa
Brian and Jamie Baker
Southern Indiana Tire
 Florence Barnett
 O.W. Barry
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Spring Hill Suites Marriott
Springfield First GB Church Springfield, IL
St. Elmo’s Steakhouse
St. Jude Medical, Inc
Stemle & Associates
Sultan’s Run Golf Course
Taco Tierra
Taylor’s II Restaurant
Tennyson G. B. Church - Tennyson, IN
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Joe and Jane Black
 Katherine Blackburn
 Gail Bradbury
 George Brinegar
 Goeble Bunch
 Ada Kathryn Campbell
 Ann Irene Cornwell
Amel Cox
 John Culbertson
 C. Kightly Trippet
 Elma A. Plane
 Imel Pride
 Jennie Pride
 Maurice Pride
 Jeanette Rauscher
Winslow G. B. Church - Winslow, IN
Show-Me’s
Sherriell Thompson
 Presley and  Paula Pendergrass
 Eloise Peugeot
Ray and  Jill Phelps
Max and Shirley Glenn
Wilkins-Brittingham Air and Water
Shine On Express Car Wash
Jack and Jane Tichenor
Helen Welch Painter
 Edward E. Glenn
 Alvin H. Graper
 Jeannette Gray
 Ariel Green
 Margaret Guard
 John Edward Gudgel
 Helen R. Reed
 Kenneth Reed
 Glenn Simms
Paul Waggoner
 Wilma Wilder
 Lorene H. Williams
Roger Willis
 Lovie Wiseman
Edward White
 Vyron Yount
*Charitable Gift Annuities, Life Insurance, Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Lead
Trusts, Pooled Income Funds, Donor Advised Funds, Bequests, Property/Life Rights
John Haskins
This Annual Report recognizes the individuals, corporations, government
 Alta Hidbrader
 Evelyn Hilbert
 Barbara Horstmeyer
 Charles and Isabel Hoskinson
 Virgil Hunt
 Philip Johnson
agencies, and foundations that have financially invested in Oakland City University
Ron Johnson
financial well-being of Oakland City University in the past calendar year. All
Leroy Jolly
financial contributions are included in this report. While we have made every
 Robert S. Kelley
 Harry Kemper
 Chester Kinney
 Loye J. and  Jane Latch
 Charles and  Mary Ruth Lentz
 Arno Lessheim
from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. The benefactors listed in the report
are enabling Oakland City University guided by its General Baptist heritage to
maintain and strengthen intellectual, spiritual, physical and social development
that are central to its Mission.
In this report, we acknowledge with gratitude all who have contributed to the
possible effort to ensure the accuracy of this report, we apologize in advance for
any inadvertent misspelling or omissions. Please inform us of any errors by calling
(812) 749-1228 so that we can correct our records and properly acknowledge your
gift in a future publication.
A YEAR OF TRAINING LEADERS WITH AN APTITUDE FOR SERVICE
RANKED ONE OF THE MOST
AFFORDABLE SMALL COLLEGES
CCNIT 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
FALL HOMECOMING
For the 3rd consecutive year, the Mighty Oaks Men’s
The Student Government Association in collaboration with the Office of
Basketball program led by Dr. Mike Sandifar won the
Alumni Relations transitioned Homecoming to the fall. OCU students
Christian College National Invitational Tournament
and staff welcomed alumni and friends with various activities. Over
(CCNIT) held on campus in March.
300 area children were served through a harvest festival.
BEST REGIONAL UNIVERSITY
2ND CONSECTIVE YEAR
PRISON MINISTRY
GRADUATE CARNIVAL
UNIVERSITY ARCHWAY
The Indiana Women’s Prison culinary arts programs prepared 340
President and Mrs. Barber hosted a carnival-themed
Thanks to your generosity the University Archway
turkeys and over 100 pans of dressing and fed over 8,200 people
celebration for all OCU graduates. The event included: games,
was restored using its original bricks and
last Thanksgiving. The Putnamville horticulture classes donated
food, prizes, and much more. Everyone in attendance enjoyed
continues to serve as a symbolic piece of OCU’s
over 15,000 pounds of produce to local food banks.
celebrating the successes of OCU’s newest alumni.
heritage and tradition.
A YEAR OF TRAINING LEADERS WITH AN APTITUDE FOR SERVICE
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BRIAN BAKER, Director of Advancement
LEAVING A LEGACY OF CHARACTER AND FAITH
It is a joy to share with you the opportunities before Oakland City University in the 2015 Annual Report. We hope you have
enjoyed reading how OCU is training leaders with an aptitude for service. Our students only succeed because men and
women, like you, lay a solid foundation for their growth. Furthermore, the University only advances its mission and vision
because of your investments.
One of the greatest joys we share as Oakland City University alumni and friends is supporting the next generation of Christian
leaders. The Rev. Billy Graham once stated: “The greatest legacy that you can pass on to children and grandchildren is not
money or other material things accumulated in life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” Rev. Graham’s profound
statement challenges us, as believers, to pass on our wisdom, core values, and resources to prepare others for the
great harvest.
As you plan your year-end financial giving, we are forever grateful for your decision to leave a legacy of character and faith
enabling future OCU students to Go Forth To Serve. For there is no better place to invest your time, your talent, and your
treasure than in the Kingdom work of Oakland City University. Thank you for your ongoing prayers and financial support.
May the Lord richly bless you and your family.
In His Service,
“BUT LAY UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES
IN HEAVEN, WHERE NEITHER MOTH NOR RUST
DOTH CORRUPT, AND WHERE THIEVES DO NOT
Brian J. Baker ’99,’03
Director of Advancement
BREAK THROUGH NOR STEAL; FOR WHERE YOUR
TREASURE IS, THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO.”
-MATTHEW 6:20-21
LEAVING A LEGACY OF CHARACTER AND FAITH
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
THANK YOU
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015-2016
Chairman
Dr. Curtis C. Yarbrough ’67, ‘96
General Baptist Pastor
Madisonville, Kentucky
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Bill Blackburn
Retired – Vice President and CFO
Three Rivers Electric
Bradenton, Florida
Dr. Ron Black ‘69, ‘99
Past Executive Director
G.A. of General Baptists
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Dr. Edna Brumfield ‘68, ‘13
Retired Teacher/Business Owner
Fort Myers, Florida
Mr. W. Harold Calloway
Agent
State Farm Insurance
Evansville, Indiana
Rev. Joshua Carpenter ‘01
General Baptist Pastor
Paragould, AR
Dr. H. Dean Jaggers ‘97
General Baptist Pastor
Dade City, Florida
Mrs. Brenda Nash
Retired Government Employee
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Mr. Wally Duncan ‘78
Attorney
Duncan and Pierce Attorneys at Law
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Mrs. Eddie Marie Julian ‘63
Business Owner
Modesto, California
Mr. Alan Nass
Owner/Director
Nass and Son Funeral Home
Huntingburg, Indiana
Mrs. Kelly Hopper ‘87
Former President of Propane One, Inc.
Oakland City, Indiana
Mr. Gerald McCormick
Retired – Ford Motor Company
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Rev. William G. McMillen ‘88
General Baptist Minister
Fleming Island, Florida
Rev. James Sanders
Owner/Director
White-Sanders Funeral Home
Fisk, Missouri
Mr. Frank Schultheis
Secretary/Treasurer
Weissman Insurance, Inc,
Newburgh, Indiana
Honorary Trustees
Dr. W.F. (Buck) Provance ‘98
Owner
Falcon Communication, Inc.
Malden, Missouri
Dr. Elvis O. Wilson ’64, ’99
Retired General Baptist Pastor
Valrico, Florida
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